Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Any person who , in the course of a trade or business ( a ) applies a false trade description to any goods ; or ( b ) supplies or offers to supply any goods to which a false trade description is applied . |
| 2 | There is no evidence from pollen or macrofossils to indicate any tree or shrub growth on St Kilda except for Salix . |
| 3 | ‘ A person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 4 | By s.8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 : [ a ] person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses any force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 5 | The trigger points are innumerable but the nurse should have the maturity to deal with the resultant feelings in a constructive way that avoids reflecting any annoyance on to the patient . |
| 6 | In both , the identification with music that attempts to express any part of this vast area tends to be one of self-deceiving empathy . |
| 7 | It 's all a load of bull shit basically , it seems , it seems that the para 's were certainly under fire , with nobody knows and erm , it does , the only thing that is blatantly clear , all these lying transferred by the para 's and they were like dragging them away and stuff and the only , there 's only one member that 's had any thing to do with the I R A that they can find out about , that 's one so at least nine were n't firing definitely , erm , three may of done or may not of done so it looks like the only thing that basic the same is looks like at least nine were innocent , you know its all right for |
| 8 | which when chilled in the fridge ( not freezer ) acts as a cold compress for baby 's gums and helps to reduce any discomfort he 's feeling . |
| 9 | Idealism here has nothing to do with ‘ ideals ’ in the ordinary English sense of ethical or spiritual values : it is connected rather with ‘ ideas ’ , and serves to label any kind of philosophy which puts the emphasis on mind , understanding and reason rather than on experience and the senses . |
| 10 | He failed conspicuously to do so and continues to side-step any commitment to taking the effective steps which many senior military experts believe could at least limit the damage , by calling from time to time for a mere tightening of sanctions against Serbia . |
| 11 | They know better than anyone that all the badmouthing of men they could manage would not begin to balance the inequality they experience when it comes to the job market — fewer opportunities , low wages , nonexistent child-care facilities and a hopelessly uneven battle to survive if , for example , the father of their children jumps ship and fails to pay any maintenance . |
| 12 | As section 170 creates two offences , if the defendant fails to stop but later reports the accident , or stops but refuses to give any particulars , an offence is committed per North v Cerish ( 1959 ) 123 JP 313 . |
| 13 | Field describes the increase in the number of junior doctors as temporary but fails to offer any mechanism to phase out these posts in the absence of appreciable expansion in the number of consultants . |